NewSat gathers sufficient funds for Jabiru-1 Ka-band satellite launch

NewSat comes closer to realizing its Jabiru-1 Ka-band satellite project after securing approximately $108 million in required equity. This latest influx of funding has brought NewSat up to the $628.2 million it needs to pull off the launch in mid-2015.

A hybrid Ku- and Ka-band satellite, Jabiru-1 will be able to reach customers in South-East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Construction of the spacecraft has already begun. Lockheed Martin has finished reviewing the preliminary design. Next up is the critical design review.

NewSat has signed 454 million worth of deals for capacity on the Jabiru-1 satellite. And the Australian Company still hase capacity to offer to a variety of customers such as Pakistani telecommunications companies, satellite operators, and the U.S. military. 

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Arabsat Badr-7 satellite gets EMC Ka-band hosted payload

Thanks to a strategic commercial agreement between Arabsat and EMC, the Badr-7 satellite will carry the world's first multi-purpose Ka-band hosted payload into space when it launches in 2015.

The EMC-designed hosted payload can access the entire Ka-band spectrum. Its high throughput data rates will support multiple applications like two-way direct-to-home broadband services and direct-to-tower wireless distribution for 3G and LTE operators. These satellite services will be available to customers in the consumer and carrier sectors, including the new triple play over satellite market.

The Arabsat Badr-7 Ka-band satellite is based on the reliable EuroStar-3000 platform. It will occupy the Arabsat premium orbital location (Hot Spot) at 26 East and deliver various satellite services to customers in 34 countries throughout Africa, Central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

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